This guide reviews a number of ways that written text has been used in the classroom to help develop enriching classroom activities, using French examples, in modern European language instruction and examines ways in which text can reinforce and extend what students are learning to say and write. The text deals with teacher and learner creativity, suggesting ways that teachers can vary uses of text and ways that students can be helped to use text as a springboard for making language their own. Approaches presented have been tried and tested in class, from year 7 to year 13. Units included suggestions for text and pronunciation, text and talking, and reading to learn and write. (NAV)